Contact information
Teaching and Administrative Activities
Research Activities
IT in Libraries
Information Technology
Information Systems
Information Management
Education and Professional Affiliations
Masters, ¸£ÀûÔÚÏß¿´ of Colombo ,2008 Master in Library & Information Science
Memeber, Sri Lanka Library Association( To date)
Memeber, ¸£ÀûÔÚÏß¿´ Librarians' Association of Sri Lanka ULA( To date)
Memeber, ¸£ÀûÔÚÏß¿´ of Moratuwa Teachers; Association UMTA( To date)
Career
Senior Assistant Librarian - Grade I at ¸£ÀûÔÚÏß¿´ of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka (2015 to Date)
Senior Assistant Librarian - Grade. II at ¸£ÀûÔÚÏß¿´ of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka (2008 to 2015)
Visiting Lecturer at NILIS, ¸£ÀûÔÚÏß¿´ of Colombo (2008 to Date)
Visiting Lecturer at Faculty of Education, ¸£ÀûÔÚÏß¿´ of Colombo (2008)
Assistant Librarian at ¸£ÀûÔÚÏß¿´ of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka (2003 to 2008)
· Appointed as Acting Librarian
· Appointed as the Convener for Web Team to Re-Vamp the ¸£ÀûÔÚÏß¿´ Web Site on 26th March 2012· Member in the Committee on ¸£ÀûÔÚÏß¿´ Ranking - 2012 to date
· Member on invitation in Senate Research Committee (SRC)- 2013 to 2014
· Library coordinator for Pre ¸£ÀûÔÚÏß¿´ Term of ¸£ÀûÔÚÏß¿´ of Moratuwa - 2006 to date
· Library coordinator for User Education Sessions organized by the library - 2008 to date
· UMTA Committee member in 2006/2007
· Faculty-Library liaison member, Faculty of Architecture since 2012
Honours and Awards
Publications*
Kodikara, R.C. & Punchihewa, C.N.D.,".Library automation at ¸£ÀûÔÚÏß¿´ of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.",National Library and Documentation Services Board,2015
Seneviratne, Thushari M., Kodithuwakku, Upeksha & Punchihewa, C.N.D.,".Managing the change in Library Orientation Programmes for new entrants of ¸£ÀûÔÚÏß¿´ of Moratuwa with special reference to Faculty of Engineering.",National Library Research Symposium - 2018: Promoting Research Culture Through Knowledge Sharing,Colombo,2018,149-157
Seneviratne, Thushari M., Kodithuwakku, Upeksha & Punchihewa, C.N.D.,".Building relationships through outreach activities in academic libraries: Examples from university of Moratuwa.",National Conference on Library & Information Science (NACLIS) ,Colombo,2017,109-114
Punchihewa, C.N.D., Kiriella, K.G.A.P., Kumara, A.D.B., & Kodikara, R.C. ,".Students' attitudes and perceptions on library user education programmes: A case study.",1st International Conference on Library and Information Management,Kelaniya,2016,87
Punchihewa, C.N.D. & Kumara, A.D.B. ,".Open source software adoption for library management : Issues and challenges.",NILIS Research Symposium - 2015: Access to information; methods and measures,Colombo,2015,
Punchihewa, C.N.D.,".Citation analysis of master theses as a collection development tool: Case study at ¸£ÀûÔÚÏß¿´ of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.",NILIS Research Symposium - 2014: Information Literacy: Global challenges, Local solutions,Colombo,2014,45-54
Gamage, R.C.G., Punchihewa, C.N.D. & Kumara, A.D.B.,".Digital Repository of ¸£ÀûÔÚÏß¿´ of Moratuwa library.",Annual research and achievers’ colloquium - 2012, ¸£ÀûÔÚÏß¿´ Librarians' Association of Sri Lanka,Kandy,2012,7-8
Punchihewa, C.N.D., Kiriella, K.G.A.P., Kumara, A.D.B., & Kodikara, R.C. ,".Students’ perception towards the Library User Education Programmes of the ¸£ÀûÔÚÏß¿´ of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka: A case study.",Journal of the ¸£ÀûÔÚÏß¿´ Librarians Association of Sri Lanka,21 (2),2018
Punchihewa, C.N.D.,".How do Sri Lankan ¸£ÀûÔÚÏß¿´ Libraries employ web 2.0 tools in providing web-based library services: A comparative study.", Journal of the ¸£ÀûÔÚÏß¿´ Librarians Association of Sri Lanka,21 (1),2018
Kodikara, R.C., Seneviratne, T.M. & Punchihewa, C.N.D.,".Beyond the walls: Outreach initiatives in library, ¸£ÀûÔÚÏß¿´ of Moratuwa.",Sri Lankan Journal of Librarianship and Information Management,5 (2),2013
Punchihewa, C.N.D., Kumara, A.D.B., & Kiriella, K.G.A.P,".Beyond the Boundaries: Remote Access to Online Resources at the ¸£ÀûÔÚÏß¿´ of Moratuwa Library.",Journal of the ¸£ÀûÔÚÏß¿´ Librarians Association of Sri Lanka,17 (2),2013
Punchihewa, C.N.D.,".Comparison of the subscription cost of print and online periodicals and their usage at the ¸£ÀûÔÚÏß¿´ of Moratuwa library .",Journal of the ¸£ÀûÔÚÏß¿´ Librarians Association of Sri Lanka,16 (1),2012
Punchihewa, C.N.D. & Kodikara, R.C.,".Effects of the processing time of recommended materials and their usage on the relevancy to the course curriculum.",Journal of the ¸£ÀûÔÚÏß¿´ Librarians Association of Sri Lanka,14 (1),2010
Punchihewa, C.N.D.,".Comparison of features of online journals and databases.",Journal of the ¸£ÀûÔÚÏß¿´ Librarians Association of Sri Lanka,13 (1),2009
Punchihewa, C.N.D. & Jayasuriya, S. ,".Use of online journals and databases. A case study based on ¸£ÀûÔÚÏß¿´ of Moratuwa.",Journal of the ¸£ÀûÔÚÏß¿´ Librarians Association of Sri Lanka,12 (1),2008